Wouldn’t it be nice to take a bike ride with the sun on your back and the rhythm of the road under your tires? Find out more about the Blue Bike Program!

UWEX Office Closed Dates

UWEX PIERCE County will be closed the morning of Tues. Oct. 30th for All Area Staff Meeting will open at 1:30-4:30 that day. Also will be closed on Nov. 12th for Veterans Day. And for Thanksgiving Nov. 22 & 23 and Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1st New Years Day.

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Learning disabilities are a type of neurological disorder often described as a difference in the way someone’s brain is “wired.” Learning disabilities do not affect a person’s intelligence, but can make the use of traditional learning techniques for reading, writing, information recall and organization more challenging. Just as it can be difficult for your teen […]

Are you able to volunteer? Please Sign Up! If you are able to volunteer, please complete the VOLUNTEER FORM and return this form as soon as possible to Pierce County UW-Extension Attn: Katie Feuerhelm, 412 West Kinne Street, P.O. Box 69 Ellsworth WI 54011OR fax: (715)-647-273-6859OR e-mail: kathryn.feuerhelm@ces.uwex.edu We expect the schedule for the day to run from […]

The biggest holiday meal of the year is just around the corner. Thanksgiving brings families together from all across the state to share a meal that often centers on roast turkey and all the fixings. To help you prepare the holiday meal, University of Wisconsin-Extension food scientist Barbara Ingham offers some helpful hints. Download the Handout: Tips for preparing your […]

Venison adds variety and flavor to the fall and winter table. When handled properly it can make an excellent meat. It can be frozen as meat cuts or sausage. It can also be preserved by canning, curing, or drying. Aging Venison Aging the carcass will help dissipate the game taste and permit naturally occurring enzymes to […]

Nov 14, 2016 (Shoreview, Minn.) – WinField United is keeping the tradition of the Careers in Agriculture Scholarship Program, by announcing the kick-off for this year’s offering, today. Scholarships worth $1,000 will be awarded to 10 high school seniors and 10 college students in their first or second year who demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership in […]

To download this post as PDF, click HERE. When do we get our checks? Premium checks will be handed out at the schools this year. Please see the 4-H Newsletter for the schedule. ANYONE can come to the River Falls Public Library to pick up their checks if the time/school doesn’t work for the family […]

Katie Feuerhelm, UW-Extension Pierce County Most Pierce County youth have not misused prescription drugs. What can you do to help this continue? Parents and other adults should talk with children about the risks of misusing medications, both prescription and over-the-counter. Students have reported that their parents are one of the most believable sources of information […]

The Pierce County UW-Extension Office offers dial gauge testing, free of charge. The dial gauge is tested against a calibrated reference gauge to determine accuracy. Gauges testing +2 psi of the target pressure of 6 psi or 11 psi can be safely used at home. To schedule an appointment to have your canner lid tested, […]

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